PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A mother accused of using her children to help her distribute drugs had her court appearance postponed Tuesday morning.

Pamela Smallis, 48, of Moon Township, and her 19-year-old son, Richard, were arrested after they were caught selling marijuana and prescription drugs in April.

According to police, they had been investigating Smallis for more than a year.

Smallis often had some of her juvenile children along with her during the drug sales, according to police, and twice used her children in drug sales. One of those sales included an undercover police informant, who purchased drugs from the child on Stocker Drive.